Temple University Athletics
Tuesday, October 13
Philadelphia, Pa.
12:00 PM
Temple University
7-7, 3-2A10
3
at
0
La Salle
3-20, 0-5A10
1
2
3
F
Temple
25
25
25
3
La Salle
8
17
17
0
Volleyball Sweeps La Salle in Weekday Matchup
10.13.09 | Women's Volleyball
Yun Yi Zhang leads Owls with 17 kills as team records best hitting percentage of the season
Box Score
PHILADELPHIA – With a season-best hitting percentage of .444, the Temple volleyball team (7-7, 3-2) swept cross-town rival La Salle (3-20, 0-5) by scores of 25-8, 25-17 and 25-17.
Yun Yi Zhang, who leads the nation in kills per set, continued her dominance with a match-high 17 kills while hitting .552. Jackie Morrison led the Owls with 10 digs and made it a double-double with a match-high 29 assists.
In the first set, Temple hit 13 kills with zero errors on 17 attempts for an outstanding hitting percentage of .765. The Owls closed out the set on a 6-0 run that included three kills from Zhang.
Some errors crept in during the second and third sets, allowing the Explorers to stay close through the middle of both, but the Owls pulled away each time. Cayleigh Ashman came up big with four kills in the second set, and Zhang knocked down seven in the third.
The Owls will return home this weekend for two more A-10 matches, starting with a contest vs. Fordham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16.
PHILADELPHIA – With a season-best hitting percentage of .444, the Temple volleyball team (7-7, 3-2) swept cross-town rival La Salle (3-20, 0-5) by scores of 25-8, 25-17 and 25-17.
Yun Yi Zhang, who leads the nation in kills per set, continued her dominance with a match-high 17 kills while hitting .552. Jackie Morrison led the Owls with 10 digs and made it a double-double with a match-high 29 assists.
In the first set, Temple hit 13 kills with zero errors on 17 attempts for an outstanding hitting percentage of .765. The Owls closed out the set on a 6-0 run that included three kills from Zhang.
Some errors crept in during the second and third sets, allowing the Explorers to stay close through the middle of both, but the Owls pulled away each time. Cayleigh Ashman came up big with four kills in the second set, and Zhang knocked down seven in the third.
The Owls will return home this weekend for two more A-10 matches, starting with a contest vs. Fordham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16.
Team Stats
TU
LAS
Kills
39
22
Errors
7
25
Attempts
72
82
Hitting %
.444
-.037
Points
46.0
27.0
Assists
36
22
Aces
2
3
Blocks
5.0
2.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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